Downtown Redmond Detour Begins For Light Rail Extension Work

REDMOND, WA — Work began Monday on a multi-week construction project that will bring the future Downtown Redmond light rail station one step closer to completion.

For the next few weeks, drivers should expect a daytime detour along 166th Avenue Northeast, which will direct vehicles around the Northeast 76th Street intersection. The daily closure will be in place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for approximately four weeks, according to Sound Transit.

Utility crews will use that time to complete several projects around the station.

Downtown Redmond Detour

• Start date: Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.
• Duration: Approximately four weeks.
• Location: 166th Avenue Northeast at Northeast 76th Street.
• Times: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily.

The Downtown Redmond Link Extension is scheduled to open in 2024, just one year after the East Link brings another 14 miles and 10 light rail stations to the regional transit system. Redmond's expansion will serve Redmond's downtown core, with another stop near Marymoor Park.

Sound Transit estimates trips between downtown Redmond and downtown Seattle will take roughly 45 minutes, with just 15 minutes needed to get from Southeast Redmond to downtown Bellevue.

More information about the extension project is available online.